The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-15
EQREIGN.

FOREIGN.
The schooner Ethel of Tusket Wedge, N.
S., from the Grand banks, which arrived at
Halifax, recently, reports that on Aug. q
very heavy sea struck the vessel, tearing her
anchor from the cable and sending her
adrift. Two hours later tremendous sea,
about so feet high, appeared, and the, crew
took to the rigging The mate was struck,
however, and carried into the sea, which was
like boiling cauldron. He come up on the
weather bow, and line was thrown to him,
but he seemed to take no notice of it and was
all that day and most of the next
day. Heavy seas continually
swept over the schooner. The main boom.
rudderhead and bulwarks were broken and
split. Eight dories were lost and everything
movable on deck was washed away The
vessel was saved from being swamped by the
| liberal use of cod liver oil, about 600 gallons
! being thrown upon the sea- The Ethel has
| II 1000 quintals of fish. The lost mate was q
years old, and leaves a widow and two chill
| dren.
| The British government is strengthening
| the defences of Halifax harbor; three bat
| teries and a regiment have been ordered to
the citadel.
| Scarlet fever is raging in London.
Bernhardt has lost her voice through
| cold; fears are entertained that her throat is
permanently injured.
| The interruption to mails causes much
| comment in business circles, and the post
| office department is roundly blamed for per-
hitting break of nearly week in the in
| ternational mail service.
There is rumor that DR.. McGlynn's case
may be reopened at Rome.
The freight department of the Central
railroad has made exceeding low export rates
-.
| Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha and other west
ern cities Mexican oranges are Of fine fla
| vor and good size, and there are number Of
| varieties of fruit utterly unknown in the
| United States which it is believed may be
| proitably exported. The freight agent has
made arrangements by which planters can
undoubtedly get good profits The enterprise
il novel and attracts much attention.
| With reference to the bench warrant ap.
piled for for the arrest of boodler McGarigle,
which has been ordered by the Montreal
courts, an impression appears to prevail that
| before this warrant can be acted upon it re-
Quires the signature of the governor general
| Such is not the case, as such warrant only
requires the sigma ture of a magistrate'of the
| province in which the arrest is to be made.
| After the prisoner has been tried under the
extradition treaty and found guilty, applica-
ton to the Dominion government for the
| governor-general's signature for the warrant
| Of extradition then becomes necessary before
any steps for his return can be taken.
The French mobilization experiment in
spires confidence in the army
Explorer Stanley was all right up to July
IL.
Erastus Wiman has just ended at Water
loo, Quebec, series of meetings for the dis
cussion Of a commercial union between Can
ada and the United States. During these
meetings he has addressed nearly 10000 per-
sons, and reports that, judging by the ex-
preston of opinion he has encountered, two.
thirds of the people of the Dominion are in
favor of throwing down the customs barrier
between the two countries, thereby opening
up for IT,, United States free access to the
fisheries, forests and mineral resources which
that country possesses in exchange for the
market which the United States affords for
these and other products.
Able Chabert, an aged priest in Montreal
is charged with an assault on a little girl
The loss of vessel with so hands in the
English channel is reported
Ship Clyde, from Leith for Quebec, has
been burned at sea- The crew was rescued.
The Queen has contributed f1OO to the
Exeter fund